Problem:
Prove that we can find a number divisible by whose decimal representation uses only the digits and .
Solution
Solution:
Induction on . We claim that we can find with digits, all or , so that is divisible by .
True for : take .
Suppose it is true for . If divides , then since divides , it also divides obtained from by placing a in front of it.
If does not divide , then and , so (in other words, the digit number obtained by placing a in front of ) is divisible by .
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